Pacal of the Mayans can create pyramids that generate faith and science. Attila the Hun, who controls the Huns obviously, gains access to a unique Battering Ram much earlier in the timeline. Haile Selassie rules Ethiopia and gains a bonus to combat versus civilizations with more cities than him. The Celtic leader Boudicca has a unique warrior that not only has a combat bonus outside friendly tiles, but also gains faith when killing an enemy.
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Carthage is ruled by Queen Dido, gains free harbors in all cities, and can even pass through and over mountain tiles once they have a Great General. Queen Theodora rules the Byantines and can command a unique Trireme that shoots fire. Maria Theresa leads Austria, their unique unit is a Cavalryman and they can puppet or annex an allied City-State with gold. I’ll just quickly go over each of the new ones and some of their special abilities or traits. Each new civilization employs a special ability, unit, building, power, improvement, or combination of any that makes them a unique choice every time you play. So let’s go into each category individually so you can see how much new content is here waiting for you.įirst, let’s go over the new playable civilizations. So what do you exactly get for your $30 expansion pack? The short list is 13 new buildings, 27 new units, 9 new wonders, 9 new playable civilizations, a new faith mechanic based on religion (like how culture and science already work in the game), new religions, espionage for diplomacy, and three new scenarios that are incredibly fun to play. That being said, let’s get into the details of why you’re going to want to spend your money on this expansion pack!
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As this is DLC for Civilization V, you do need the full game to enjoy all the new features and fixes that’s included with Gods and Kings. Boy was I surprised, as I’m now deeply addicted to the game itself and its first expansion pack.Īs this review is solely based on the Downloadable Content (DLC), I will assume you’re already a Civilization (V or otherwise) player and already know about the core game itself. So when the call came to review the new expansion pack for Civilization V, titled Gods and Kings, I was a little apprehensive at first, thinking I might be jumping in both feet first into the deep end. One, I never had the patience to sit down and learn all the intricacies to be a truly great leader (and player), and two, all the micromanaging was never my forte. I have to be honest I was never huge into the Civilization games before this game for a few reasons.